107. browser wars: the battle for the web (ks4)
Analyse the fierce 'Browser Wars' of the 1990s and 2000s to understand how competition shaped the modern web and internet standards.
Today, surfing the web is seamless, but in the late 1990s, a fierce corporate battle was raging. This was the era of the "Browser Wars", where companies like Netscape and Microsoft fought aggressively to control how we access the internet. We will analyse this conflict to understand how it drove rapid technological innovation and ultimately shaped modern web standards.
Last modified: March 26th, 2026
